Ultimate Classic Rock Playlist

[SpazzRadio]

I need help and I think this is the best place to get it.

I recently switched the format of one of my radio stations from rock/eclectic to Classic Rock.

I want to make sure I have not missed any of the "Must Haves" of Classic Rock.

So I would like everyone here's help in creating the Ultimate Classic Rock Playlist!

I will Give credit to the ClassicRockForums.com members for creating this playlist.

Just post the songs you think should be included here and I will start compiling this UCRP.

Your participation is strictly voluntary and appreciated. Thank You all

List thus Far ...


ACDC Back In Black
Aerosmith Dream On
Aerosmith Last Child
Aerosmith Mama Kin
Aerosmith Nobody's Fault
Aerosmith Other Side
Age Of Electric I Don't Mind
Alice Cooper Halo Of Flies
Alice Cooper The Ballad Of Dwight Frye
Alice in Chains Angry Chair
Alice in Chains Man In The Box
Alice in Chains Sea Of Sorrow
Alice in Chains We Die Young
Alice in Chains Would?
Angels Come Down
Angels No Exit
Angels Stand Up
Angels Take A Long Line
Animals House Of The Rising Sun
Atlanta Rhythm Section Homesick
Bad Company Bad Company
Bad Company Feel Like Making Love
Band It Makes No Difference
Band Whispering Pines
Beatles A Day In The Life
Beatles Come Together
Beatles While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Black Sabbath Paranoid
Black Sabbath Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Black Sabbath Sabbra Cadabra
Black Sabbath Snowblind
Black Sabbath Sweet Leaf
Black Sabbath Symptom Of The Universe
Black Sabbath The Thrill Of It All
Bob Dylan Knockin On Heavens Door
Bob Dylan Like A Rolling Stone
Bob Dylan Tangled Up In Blue
Bob Dylan Things Have Changed
Bob Seger Get Out Of Denver
Bob Seger Night Moves
Bob Seger Ramblin Gamblin Man
Bob Seger Turn The Page
Boston Don't Look Back
Boston Foreplay/Longtime
Boston More Than A Feeling
Boston Peace Of Mind
Boston Smokin
Bruce Springsteen Born To Run
Bryan Adams Summer Of 69
BTO Lost In A Fantasy
Bush Comedown
Bush Everything Zen
Bush Glycerine
Bush Greedy Fly
Bush Little Things
Bush Swallowed
CCR Run Through The Jungle
CCR Unfortunate Son
Cheap Trick Big Eyes
Cheap Trick On The Radio
Chicago Saturday In The Park
Chilliwack Fly At Night
Chilliwack Lonesome Mary
Chilliwack My Girl
Chilliwack Whatcha Gonna Do
Chuck Berry Johnny B Good
Clash London Calling
Clash Train In Vain
Cracker Low
Crosby Still and Nash Deja Vu
Crosby Still and Nash Helplessly Hoping
Crosby Stills Nash young Woodstock
Cult Fire Woman
Cult Lil Devil
Cult Wild Flower
David Bowie Diamond dogs
David Bowie Moonage Daydream
David Bowie Rebel Rebel
David Bowie Station To Station
David Bowie Suffragette City
David Bowie The Man Who Sold The World
David Bowie Ziggy Stardust
Days Of The New Touch, Peel, and Stand
Deep Purple Black Night
Deep Purple Burn
Deep Purple Highway Star
Deep Purple Hush
Deep Purple Smoke On The Water
Deep Purple Woman From Tokyo
Def Leppard Animal
Def Leppard Armageddon It
Def Leppard Foolin
Def Leppard Lady Strange
Def Leppard Let It Go
Doobie Brothers China Grove
Doobie Brothers Listen To The Music
Doors Break On Though
Doors LA Woman
Doors Love Her Madly
Doors Queen Of The Highway
Doors Riders On The Storm
Doors Roadhouse Blues
Eagles Witchy Woman
ELO Do Ya
ELO Mr Blue Sky
Elton John Elderberry Wine
Elton John My Father's Gun
Elton John Rocket Man
Elton John Tiny Dancer
Eric Clapton After Midnight
Fleetwood Mac Hypnotized
Fleetwood Mac Oh Well
Fleetwood Mac The Chain
Foghat I Just Want To Make Love to You
Free Heartbreaker
George Harrison Beware Of Darkness
George Harrison My Sweet Lord
George Harrison Sue Me, Sue You Blues
Golden Earring Radar Love
Grand Funk Railroad Time Machine
Guns N' Roses Mr Brownstone
Guns N' Roses My Michelle
Guns N' Roses Patience
Guns N' Roses Rocket Queen
Guns N' Roses Welcome To The Jungle
Helix Heavy Metal Love
Hollies Bus Stop
Hollies The Air That I Breathe
I Mother Earth Another Sunday
James Gang Funk #48
Jimi Hendrix All Along The Watchtower
Jimi Hendrix Burning Of The Midnight Lamp
Jimi Hendrix Purple Haze
Jimi Hendrix The Wind Cries Mary
John Cougar Hurt So Good
John Fogerty Old Man Down The Road
John Lennon *9 Dream
John Lennon Instant Karma
John Lennon Jealous Guy
Joni Mitchell Free Man In Paris
Joni Mitchell Shadows And Light
Judas Priest You've Got Another Thing Comin'
Kansas Carry On Wayward Son
Kiss Detroit Rock City
Led Zeppelin Communication Breakdown
Led Zeppelin Heartbreaker/Living Loving Maid
Led Zeppelin Misty Mountain Hop
Led Zeppelin Night Flight
Led Zeppelin Over The Hills And Far Away
Led Zeppelin Ramble On
Led Zeppelin Thank You
Led Zeppelin When The Levee Breaks
Led Zeppelin Whole Lotta Love
Linda Ronstadt Long Long Time
Linda Ronstadt You're No Good
Local H Bound For The Floor
Lou Reed Walk On The Wild Side
Lynyrd Skynyrd Gimme Three Steps
Lynyrd Skynyrd Simple Man
Lynyrd Skynyrd That Smell
Lynyrd Skynyrd Tuesday's Gone
Moody Blues I'm Just A Singer In A Rock And Roll Band
Moody Blues Knights In White Satin
Moody Blues The Story In Your Eyes
Moody Blues The Voice
Motley Crue Dr Feelgood
Motley Crue Kickstart My Heart
Motley Crue Same Ol' Situation
Motley Crue Wild Side
Nazareth Changin Times
Nazareth Hair Of The Dog
Nazareth Razamanaz
Nazareth The Flight Tonight
Nazareth Turn On Your Receiver
Nazareth Woke Up This Morning
Neil Young Alabama
Neil Young Don't Let It Bring You Down
Neil Young Heart Of Gold
Neil Young Mansion On The Hill
Neil Young Ohio
Neil Young Old Man
Neil Young Tell Me Why
Neil Young Welfare Mothers
Nirvana Breed
Nirvana In Bloom
Nirvana Lithium
Nirvana Lounge Act
Nirvana The Man Who Sold The World
Ozzy Osbourne Bark At The Moon
Ozzy Osbourne Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne Flying High Again
Ozzy Osbourne Hellraiser
Ozzy Osbourne No More Tears
Pat Benatar heartbreaker
Pat Travers Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)
Patti Smith Gloria
Paul McCartney I'll Give You A Ring
Paul McCartney Maybe I'm Amazed (Live)
Paul McCartney Monkberry Moon Delight
Pearl Jam Better Man
Pearl Jam Black
Pearl Jam Corduroy
Pearl Jam Daughter
Peter Frampton Do You Feel Like We Do (Live)
Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb
Pink Floyd Hey You
Pink Floyd Learning To Fly
Pink Floyd Time
Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd Young Lust
Platinum Blonde Doesn't Really Matter
Procol Harum A Salty Dog
Procol Harum Whiskey Train
Queen I'm In Love With My Car
Quiet Riot Bang You're Head
Ram Jam Black Betty
Ramones Blitzkrieg Pop
Rare Earth Get Ready
Rare Earth Hey Big Brother
Rare Earth I Know I'm Losing You
Red Hot Chili Peppers Easily
Red Hot Chili Peppers Otherside
Red Hot Chili Peppers Suck My Kiss
Red Hot Chili Peppers The Velvet Glove
Ringo Starr It Don't Come Easy
Robin Trower Too Rolling Stoned
Rod Stewart Blonds Have More Fun
Rod Stewart Mandolin Wind
Rolling Stones Gimme Shelter
Rolling Stones I Don't Know Why
Rolling Stones Jumpin' Jack Flash
Rolling Stones Please Go Home
Rolling Stones Shattered
Rolling Stones She's So Cold
Rush Finding My Way
Rush Fly By Night
Rush Limelight
Rush The Enemy Within
Rush Tom Sawyer
Rush Working Man
Ry Cooper He'll Have To Go
Ry Cooper The Tattler
Scorpions No One Like You
Shotgun Messiah Don't Care About Nothin
Shotgun Messiah Heartbreak Boulevard
Silverchair Isreal's Son
Silverchair Tomorrow
Smashing Pumpkins 1979
Smashing Pumpkins Bullet With Butterfly Wings
Smashing Pumpkins Cherub Rock
Smashing Pumpkins Disarm
Smashing Pumpkins Today
Smashing Pumpkins Tonight Tonight
Smashing Pumpkins Zero
Soundgarden Blow Up The Outside World
Soundgarden Burden In My Hand
Soundgarden Fell On Black Days
Soundgarden Hands All Over
Soundgarden Pretty Loose
Soundgarden Rusty Cage
Soundgarden The Day I Tried To Live
Sponge Plowed
Squeeze Another Nail In My Heart
Squeeze If I Didn't Love You
Squeeze Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
Steely Dan Don't Take Me Alive
Stevie Ray Vaughan Little Wing
Stone Temple Pilots Crackerman
Stone Temple Pilots Interstate Love Song
Stone Temple Pilots Plush
Stone Temple Pilots Sour Girl
Stone Temple Pilots Still Remains
Stone Temple Pilots Vasoline
Stooges Search And Destroy
Styx Lady
Supertramp Breakfast In America
Supertramp Child Of Vision
Supertramp Give A Little Bit
Supertramp Goodbye Stranger
Supertramp Take The Long Way Home
Supertramp The Logical Song
Sweet Action
Sweet Blockbuster
Sweet Blockbuster
Sweet Fox On The Run
Sweet Set Me Free
Sweet Wig Wam Bam
T Rex Telegram Sam
Ted Nugent Cat Scratch Fever
Ted Nugent Dog Eat Dog
Ted Nugent Free For All
Ted Nugent Stranglehold
Tom Petty Refugee
Traffic Dealer
Traffic Rainmaker
Triumph Lay It On The Line
Trooper 3 Dressed Up As A 9
Trooper Here For A Good Time (Not A Long Time)
UFO Doctor, Doctor
UFO Lights Out
Van Halen Ain't Talkin Bout Love
Van Halen Atomic Punk
Van Halen Dance The Night Away
Van Halen I'm The One
Van Halen Jamie's Cryin
Van Halen Unchained
Who Behind Blue Eyes
Who Don't Let Go The Coat
Who Little Billy
ZZ Top I'm Bad, I'm Nationwide

 

[Mr. Bob Dobolina]

This is just my personal preference, but instead of the over-played "must-haves", how about some deep cuts? I'll include two by each band:

"Whispering Pines" and "It Makes No Difference" (Last Waltz version) - the Band
"Beware of Darkness" and "Sue Me Sue You Blues" - George Harrison
"I Don't Know Why" and "Please Go Home" - the Rolling Stones
"Thank You" and "Night Flight" - Led Zeppelin
"Little Billy" and "Don't Let Go the Coat" - the Who
"The Tattler" and "He'll Have To Go" - Ry Cooder
"The Ballad of Dwight Frye" and "Halo of Flies" - Alice Cooper
"Dealer" and "Rainmaker" - Traffic
"My Father's Gun" and "Elderberry Wine" - Elton John
"Monkberry Moon Delight" and "I'll Give You a Ring" - Paul McCartney
"Free Man in Paris" and "Shadows and Light" - Joni Mitchell
"Alabama" and "Welfare Mothers" - Neil Young
"Mandolin Wind" and "Blonds Have More Fun" - Rod Stewart

Maybe you can also include some "Roots of Rock" stuff, like Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly etc. I hope this is a little something to get you started. Best of luck.

 

[jtrichey13]

Can I get a little more guidance? A must have in "classic rock" can go 50,000 songs deep. 70s and before? No 50s? This would be a tough question at any rate. Does soul music count? Would you rather have deeper type cuts?

 

[SpazzRadio]

Deeper cuts are ok, but still need what would be considered the Staples of Classic Rock. Consider what you would expect to hear when tuning into classic rock radio and also what you would want to hear.

Years would cover 60's-90's

I would like to stick to the main genre and not go into soul, funk, or other sub genres of rock.

Thanks Mr Dobolina, good entries there.

 

[Death on Credit]

Just some basics...

Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry
Like A Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan
Search and Destroy - the Stooges
Jumpin' Jack Flash - the Rolling Stones
House of the Rising Sun - the Animals
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
London Calling - the Clash
While My Guitar Gently Weeps - the Beatles
Paranoid - Black Sabbath
Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
All Along the Watchtower - the Jimi Hendrix Experience
Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed
Tell Me Why - Neil Young
Gloria - Patti Smith
Blitzkreig Bop - the Ramones
Telegram Sam - T. Rex
When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin

 

[Titokinz]

Black Sabbath - Sweet Leaf, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, The Thrill Of It All, Snowblind, Sabbra Cadabra
Ted Nugent - Cat Scratch Fever, Free For All, Stranglehold, Dog Eat Dog
Van Halen - Unchained, I'm The One, Ain't Talkin Bout Love, Jamie's Cryin, Atomic Punk, Dance The Night Away
Soundgarden - Rusty Cage, Pretty Noose, Blow Up The Outside World, Burden In My Hand, Hands All Over, Fell On Black Days, The Day I Tried To Live
The Sweet - Blockbuster, Set Me Free, Wig Wam Bam, Burning, Fox On The Run
Supertramp - Child Of Vision, The Logical Song, Give A Little Bit, Breakfast In America, Take The Long Way Home, Goodbye Stranger
Trooper - 3 Dressed Up As A 9, Here For A Good Time (Not A Long Time)
Stone Temple Pilots - Sour Girl, Vasoline, Crackerman, Plush, Still Remains, Interstate Love Song
Neil Young - Heart Of Gold, Don't Let It Bring You Down, Ohio, Old Man, Mansion On The Hill
Squeeze - If I Didn't Love You, Pulling Mussels (From The Shell), Another Nail In My Heart
Rush - Fly By Night, The Enemy Within, Working Man, Finding My Way, Limelight
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Suck My Kiss, Otherside, Easily, This Velvet Glove
Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight Tonight, Zero, 1979, Bullet With Butterfly Wings, Cherub Rock, Today, Disarm
Silverchair - Tomorrow, Israel's Son
Pink Floyd - Learning To Fly, Comfortably Numb, Hey You, Young Lust
Chilliwack - Fly At Night, My Girl, Whatcha Gonna Do, Lonesome Mary
Shotgun Messiah - Don't Care Bout Nothin, Heartbreak Boulevard
Rolling Stones - She's So Cold, Shattered, Jumping Jack Flash
Pearl Jam - Black, Better Man, Corduroy, Daughter
Ozzy Osbourne - Bark At The Moon, No More Tears, Crazy Train, Flying High Again, Hellraiser
Nirvana - Lithium, In Bloom, Breed, Lounge Act, The Man Who Sold The World
Nazareth - This Flight Tonight, Hair Of The Dog, Woke Up This Morning, Turn On Your Receiver, Razamanaz
Motley Crue - Wild Side, Dr Feelgood, Kickstart My Heart, Same Ol' Situation
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Gimme Three Steps, Simple Man, That Smell, Tuesday's Gone
Led Zeppelin - Over The Hills And Far Away, Whole Lotta Love, Ramble On, When The Levee Breaks
David Bowie - Rebel Rebel, Moonage Daydream, Diamond Dogs, Ziggy Stardust, Suffragette City
Jimi Hendrix - The Wind Cries Mary, Burning Of The Midnight Lamp, All Along The Watchtower
Deep Purple - Burn, Hush, Highway Star, Woman From Tokyo, Black Night
Aerosmith - Mama Kin, Other Side, Nobody's Fault, Last Child
Boston - Peace Of Mind, Don't Look Back, Foreplay/Longtime, Smokin
Guns N' Roses - Mr Brownstone, My Michelle, Patience, Rocket Queen
The Doors - L.A Woman, Love Her Madly, Queen Of The Highway, Break On Through
Def Leppard - Let It Go, Armageddon It, Foolin, Animal, Lady Strange
The Cult - Lil Devil, Fire Woman, Wild Flower
Bush - Swalllowed, Little Things, Comedown, Glycerine, Everything Zen, Greedy Fly
Alice In Chains - Sea Of Sorrow, We Die Young, Angry Chair, Would?, Man In The Box
The Angels - Comin Down, Take A Long Line, No Exit, Stand Up




Other songs...
Sponge - Plowed
Quiet Riot - Bang Your Head (Metal Health)
Platinum Blonde - Doesn't Really Matter
Local H - Bound For The Floor
Bryan Adams - Summer of 69
I Mother Earth - Another Sunday
Helix - Heavy Metal Love
Ramblin Gamblin Man - Bob Seger
Turn The Page - Bob Seger
Doobie Brothers - Listen To The Music
Days Of The New - Touch, Peel, And Stand
Cracker - Low
BTO - Lost In A Fantasy
The Clash - Train In Vain
Age Of Electric - I Don't Mind

 

[wonsickchick]

can Spazz DJ's post here too?

I will add a few of my faves :
Wish you were here...Pink Floyd
Rocket Man....Elton John
A day in the Life...tHE Beatles
*9 Dream...John Lennon
Knockin on Heavens Door....Bob Dylan
Riders on the Storm....The Doors
Knights in white satin....The Moody Blues

 

[Lynch]

Absolute Classic Rock Musts (for me) would be the following, just going with one song per artist because obviously we could add a slew of songs for some of these artists.





Aerosmith - Dream On
Pink Floyd - Time
Triumph - Lay It On the Line
Boston - More Than A Feeling
Judas Priest - You've Got Another Thing Comin'
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
KISS - Detroit Rock City
Beatles - Come Together
Elton John - Tiny Dancer
Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter
Eagles - Witchy Woman
Bob Seger - Night Moves
Bad Company - Bad Company
CCR - Fortunate Son
The Who - Behind Blue Eyes
Fleetwood Mac - The Chain
AC/DC - Back in Black
Paul McCartney - Maybe I'm Amazed (Live version)
John Lennon - Instant Karma
George Harrison - My Sweet Lord
Ringo Starr - It Don't Come Easy
Pat Travers - Boom Boom (Out Go The Lights)
Robin Trower - Too Rolling Stoned
Deep Purple - Smoke on the Water
Scorpions - No One Like You
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Simple Man
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Little Wing ~/or/~ Crossfire
Crosby Stills Nash Young - Woodstock
Atlanta Rhythm Section - Homesick
Ozzy Osbourne - Crazy Train
Guns n' Roses - Welcome To the Jungle
Led Zeppelin - Heartbreaker + Living Loving Maid ~/or/~ When The Levee Breaks
Styx - Lady
Eric Clapton - After Midnight (slower 1988 version)
Pat Benatar - Heartbreaker
Ted Nugent - Stranglehold
John Fogerty - Old Man Down The Road
The Doors - Roadhouse Blues
Chicago - Saturday In the Park
Doobie Brothers - China Grove
John Cougar - Hurt So Good
Steely Dan - Don't Take Me Alive
Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
Rush - Tom Sawyer
Peter Frampton - Do You Feel Like We Do (Live version of course)
Kansas - Carry On Wayward Son
Tom Petty - Refugee


ok, I'll stop for now.

 

[Groovy Man]

I recently switched the format of one of my radio stations from rock/eclectic to Classic Rock.

Years would cover 60's-90's

First thing - if you want to create a real ''classic rock'' station....

You shouldn't play 90's music.

Sorry, Pearl Jam and Nirvana are not classic rock...

I know most people nowadays are confused to what classic rock is.

Most knowledgeable rock fans would say classic rock was from 1964 to 1979, and maybe the first 5 years into the 80's.

Just my 2 cents.

 

[Lynch]

First thing - if you want to create a real ''classic rock'' station....

You shouldn't play 90's music.

Sorry, Pearl Jam and Nirvana are not classic rock...

I know most people nowadays are confused to what classic rock is.

Most knowledgeable rock fans would say classic rock was from 1964 to 1979, and maybe the first 5 years into the 80's.

Just my 2 cents.

Neil Young put out Rockin' in the Free world in November of 1989, which almost topped the charts in 1990 (hit #2).

Aerosmith had a dozen songs between 1985 and 1999 that were top 5 hits with half of those making it to #1.

Or... are Aerosmith and Neil Young not considered classic rock? There are a slew of examples of 'classic rock' artists that had hits in the 80's and 90's that still get airplay of those hits and are still considered classic rock by many, I'm not going to go on a diatribe and list off numerous examples.

I understand the sentiment you are trying to get across, but frankly, it goes get quite old when repeated as often as it does.